Share nitrous oxide emissions in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.8918 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8918
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
24th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.07
in 1949
All-time low
0.3466
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Tanzania, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share nitrous oxide emissions in Tanzania is 0.8918, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Tanzania peaked at 1.07 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.3466, in 1870.
That places Tanzania 24th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3491 | — |
| 1851 | 0.3498 | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 0.3503 | +0.2% |
| 1853 | 0.3509 | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.3513 | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.3516 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.3519 | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.3519 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.3517 | -0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.3514 | -0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.3509 | -0.1% |
| 1862 | 0.3505 | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.35 | -0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.3495 | -0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.349 | -0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.3485 | -0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.348 | -0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.3475 | -0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.347 | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.3466 | -0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.3471 | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 0.3491 | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 0.352 | +0.8% |
| 1874 | 0.3554 | +1.0% |
| 1875 | 0.3588 | +1.0% |
| 1876 | 0.3619 | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 0.3646 | +0.7% |
| 1878 | 0.3667 | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 0.3682 | +0.4% |
| 1880 | 0.3688 | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 0.369 | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.3691 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.3692 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.3691 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.3691 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.369 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.3689 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.3688 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.3688 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.373 | +1.1% |
| 1891 | 0.3722 | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.3713 | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.3706 | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.37 | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.3695 | -0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.3693 | -0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.3693 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.3696 | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.3702 | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 0.3712 | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 0.372 | +0.2% |
| 1902 | 0.3721 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.3719 | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 0.3715 | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 0.3712 | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 0.3712 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.3717 | +0.1% |
| 1908 | 0.3728 | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.3749 | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 0.378 | +0.8% |
| 1911 | 0.3835 | +1.4% |
| 1912 | 0.392 | +2.2% |
| 1913 | 0.403 | +2.8% |
| 1914 | 0.4156 | +3.1% |
| 1915 | 0.4294 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | 0.4436 | +3.3% |
| 1917 | 0.4579 | +3.2% |
| 1918 | 0.4718 | +3.0% |
| 1919 | 0.4851 | +2.8% |
| 1920 | 0.4974 | +2.5% |
| 1921 | 0.5102 | +2.6% |
| 1922 | 0.5244 | +2.8% |
| 1923 | 0.5392 | +2.8% |
| 1924 | 0.5538 | +2.7% |
| 1925 | 0.5675 | +2.5% |
| 1926 | 0.5795 | +2.1% |
| 1927 | 0.5894 | +1.7% |
| 1928 | 0.5964 | +1.2% |
| 1929 | 0.6 | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.5997 | -0.1% |
| 1931 | 0.5951 | -0.8% |
| 1932 | 0.5869 | -1.4% |
| 1933 | 0.576 | -1.9% |
| 1934 | 0.5632 | -2.2% |
| 1935 | 0.5495 | -2.4% |
| 1936 | 0.5356 | -2.5% |
| 1937 | 0.5224 | -2.5% |
| 1938 | 0.5109 | -2.2% |
| 1939 | 0.5017 | -1.8% |
| 1940 | 0.4956 | -1.2% |
| 1941 | 0.5248 | +5.9% |
| 1942 | 0.6029 | +14.9% |
| 1943 | 0.7025 | +16.5% |
| 1944 | 0.8026 | +14.3% |
| 1945 | 0.8916 | +11.1% |
| 1946 | 0.9642 | +8.1% |
| 1947 | 1.02 | +5.7% |
| 1948 | 1.05 | +3.5% |
| 1949 | 1.07 | +1.7% |
| 1950 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1951 | 1.05 | -2.3% |
| 1952 | 1 | -4.2% |
| 1953 | 0.9447 | -5.7% |
| 1954 | 0.8798 | -6.9% |
| 1955 | 0.8117 | -7.7% |
| 1956 | 0.7454 | -8.2% |
| 1957 | 0.685 | -8.1% |
| 1958 | 0.6346 | -7.4% |
| 1959 | 0.5978 | -5.8% |
| 1960 | 0.5776 | -3.4% |
| 1961 | 0.5877 | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.5747 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5689 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5537 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.5698 | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5305 | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.5188 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5096 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5065 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6247 | +23.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4671 | -25.2% |
| 1972 | 0.472 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4784 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4538 | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.488 | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.465 | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4913 | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5664 | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5143 | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5018 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5384 | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5425 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4627 | -14.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4761 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4782 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5409 | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4726 | -12.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4851 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5768 | +18.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5777 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5889 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6045 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5896 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6213 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5782 | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5819 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6387 | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6491 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6087 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6122 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6716 | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7519 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7023 | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7427 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6645 | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7028 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7154 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7478 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7521 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7394 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7814 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8116 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8043 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8352 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8376 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7962 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7999 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.834 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8623 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8522 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8733 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8814 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8918 | +1.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.8918 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1182, 7.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.8918 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 4.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share nitrous oxide emissions in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -25.2% | 0.6247 | 0.4671 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3511 | 0.3491 | 0.352 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3492 | 0.347 | 0.3514 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.357 | 0.3466 | 0.3682 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.369 | 0.3688 | 0.3692 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3705 | 0.3693 | 0.373 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3721 | 0.3712 | 0.3749 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.426 | 0.378 | 0.4851 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5558 | 0.4974 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5541 | 0.5017 | 0.5997 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.813 | 0.4956 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8416 | 0.5978 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5498 | 0.5065 | 0.5877 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5007 | 0.4538 | 0.6247 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5013 | 0.4627 | 0.5425 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6007 | 0.5768 | 0.6491 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.692 | 0.6087 | 0.7519 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7992 | 0.7394 | 0.8376 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8722 | 0.8522 | 0.8918 | 5 |
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- Share co2 vs population 2.58 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate 5.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -0.6652 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.3688 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -140.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 36.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Tanzania?
- Share nitrous oxide emissions in Tanzania was 0.8918 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 in 1949.
- What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3466 in 1870.
- How does Tanzania rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
- Tanzania ranks 24th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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